Don Cesar, a.k.a. The "Pink Lady", is a hotel located on St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. The hotel was built by Thomas Rowe at a cost of 1.2 million dollars. Construction began in 1925, and the hotel opened January 16,1928. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Construction

A well-known architect from Indianapolis named Henry Dupont was hired to design the hotel. A man by the name of Carlton Beard was hired as the contracor. To ensure the stability of the hotel on the shifting sand and avoid the high cost of sinking so many pilings, Beard devised a floating concrete pad and pyramid footings. To this day there is no sign of evident settling of the hotel. The architecture is a blend of Mediterranean and Moorish themes modeled after different hotels and developments that Rowe and Beard saw in Palm Beach, Coral Gables and Boca Raton. Arched openings, red clay tile roofs, balconies, stucco over hollow tile and tower like upper stories were some of the influences that they borrowed. The original design called for a $450,000.00 6 story hotel with 110 rooms and baths. It was later expanded to 220 rooms and 220 baths and the costs soared to $1,250,000.00. Rowe named it Don Ce-Sar after Don Caesar DeBazan, the hero of Vincent Wallaces opera "Maritana". The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Placing a concrete floor for a commercial building Installing rebar in a floor during a concrete pour In construction, concrete is a composite building material made from the combination of aggregate and cement binder. ... In the field of building architecture, the skills demanded of an architect range from the more complex, such as for a hospital or a stadium, to something simpler, such as planning simple residential houses. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... For the terrain type see Moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. For other meanings look at Moors (Meaning) or Blackamoors. ... Palm Beach is the name of several places: Palm Beach, New South Wales is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Coral Gables is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami. ... Boca Raton is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida. ...

War Time Service

After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, The "Don" suffered from cancellations, employees being drafted and rationing. Hotel management looked into finding a wartime use for the hotel and the Army ended up buying the property for $450,000.00. It was converted into a military hospital and reopened in December 1942. In February 1944 the Don Cesar became an Air Force convalescent center. In June 1945 the Don Cesar was ordered closed and was vacant by September of that year. It was converted into a Veterans Administration Regional Office by the end of 1945. Satellite image of Pearl Harbor. ...

Rebirth

In November of 1967 the V.A. began moving out of the Don Cesar. By the Spring of 1969 the once grand hotel was vacant. The General Services Administration tried to raze the hotel but was met with fierce opposition from local residents. In March 1972 the Don Cesar was sold to William Bowman Jr., a Holiday Inn franchise owner. The Don Cesar reopened on November 23, 1973.

External link

• http://www.doncesar.com Official Site